It been known for quite some time now that the Sonic franchise hasn’t been exactly on a graceful path as of lets say, this century. The last installment ( not the Wii or DS releases) that was heralded as the return of Sonic a little over a year ago was less than stellar for sure. Riddled with bugs, questionable controls, and a camera system that spasmed more times than Muhammad Ali ever has. To say gamers where disappointed would be calling it lightly.

Now, lets forget about all of that (if you can). The next game in the franchise tentaively titled Sonic Unleashed has come to the forefront. Is it really the next game or just a phantom? Well, it appears to be really be happening as seen by these screens and these screens, that are said to have come from a Sega ftp site. Okay, then what? After a little bit more of looking into this, the following video appeared. Old time fans should definitely note that it’s back to its 2D(and a 1/2) roots finally.

I was a huge Mario fan until I saw Sonic on the Genesis(Mega Drive). I quickly dropped Mario by the curb and took Sonic out for a drive and almost never looked back. Genesis does what Nintendon’t. 🙂 Those where the times.

[…] Is Sonic Unleashed for real? It been known for quite some time now that the Sonic franchise hasn’t been exactly on a graceful path as of lets say, this century. The last installment ( not the Wii or DS releases) that was heralded as the return of Sonic a little over a year ago was less than stellar for sure. Riddled with … […]